Assembly Bill A485

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of police training high schools in certain city school districts and provides for further education and employment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A485 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2555 & 2514, add §§319, 355-d & 6204-b, Ed L; add Art 4 Title C §67, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1457
2013-2014: A2946
2015-2016: A3759
2017-2018: A3795
2019-2020: A4019
2021-2022: A2096
2023-2024: A1431

2011-A485 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of police training high schools in certain city school districts and provides for further education and employment; establishes preferential admissions criteria for the state and city universities; establishes preferential civil service criteria in the recruitment of police officers.

2011-A485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   485

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WRIGHT  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
  J. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law and the civil service law, in relation
  to providing for police training high schools in certain  city  school
  districts and making provisions for their graduates' further education
  and recruitment

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 2555 of the  education  law,
such  section  as  renumbered  by  chapter  762  of the laws of 1950, is
amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
  Kindergartens, nursery [and], night schools AND POLICE  TRAINING  HIGH
SCHOOLS.
  4.  A.  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
MAY ESTABLISH A POLICE TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL OR POLICE  TRAINING  PROGRAM
IN  AN EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN ITS DISTRICT, EXCEPT THAT THE CITY OF
NEW YORK MAY ESTABLISH SUCH A HIGH SCHOOL IN EACH OF ITS BOROUGHS.  SUCH
HIGH  SCHOOLS  OR  PROGRAMS  SHALL SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH
TWELVE AND SHALL PROVIDE,  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  STANDARD  HIGH  SCHOOL
CURRICULUM  OTHERWISE  PRESCRIBED BY LAW, SPECIALIZED COURSES CONTAINING
EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION TO POLICE ACAD-
EMIES AND CAREERS AS POLICE OFFICERS.
  B. GUIDELINES FOR THE CURRICULUM FOR SUCH POLICE EDUCATION AND  TRAIN-
ING  COURSES  SHALL  BE  PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE MUNICIPAL  POLICE
TRAINING  COUNCIL.   EACH HIGH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM MAY FURTHER DEVELOP ITS
OWN CURRICULUM IN CONSULTATION WITH A UNIT OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF
NEW  YORK  OR  THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HAVING A CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SCHOOL OR PROGRAM.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03590-01-1
              

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